CFI Central

Both the CFI and learner must take responsibility for this integral part of the process.

When you are a busy instructor, flying for yourself can be particularly enjoyable.

Fatal Piper accident in Kentucky provides a sobering message about CFIs and the training of future pilots.

Since most airports are designed with runways aligned into prevailing winds, many pilots don’t get much work with crosswind takeoffs and landings.

FLYING offers some tips for anyone facing a pause in their pilot training so they can retain their aviation knowledge.

Being part of a teaching legacy is an awesome and life-changing privilege.

Mistakes are part of the learning process. Expect to make some as you learn to fly, or when you pursue additional certificates and/or ratings.

Pilots should receive training in the transition between VFR and instrument conditions with an instructor before they fly in It themselves.

Organization, communication, expectation, thy name is syllabus.

CFIs should glean lessons from the annual Nall Report to help learners understand where risk originates.